Scholemoor

Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 13,440 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,037 of 6,856 in England
  • #540 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #35 of 63 in Bradford
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,331
Median age (est.)35
Density4,837per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above24%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 12%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Sales & customer service12%
Administrative11%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 50%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 41%Asian 50%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 45% · Christian 26% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 24%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Scholemoor is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,037 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #35 of 63 in Bradford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (60) and lowest on Education (11). Typical homes here, about £172,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 125 sales), 7% below the wider Bradford median of £185,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,631 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 102 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 12 · #6,017
Employment 14 · #5,914
Education 11 · #6,092
Health 20 · #5,503
Crime 12 · #6,030
Housing & access 60 · #2,706
Living environment 24 · #5,242

House prices ?

£172,500median (12m) · +7.8% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£172,500125+7.8%+27.8%
Detached£255,00015-5.4%+32.5%
Semi-detached£177,00057+3.2%+28.3%
Terraced£144,97546+9.2%+38.1%
Flat£97,0007+6.6%
This area£172,500
Bradford£185,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,631±£5,117 · #4,831 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,010
Price-to-income ?4.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

102 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,370 offences
Bradford120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,006 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences641
Theft199
Burglary77
Vehicle crime126
Criminal damage & arson126
Public order & weapons90
Drugs52
Robbery17
Other42

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 102 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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